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The week in science: Space station rendezvous, a WISE-eyed beauty and bullets of sound

>>THINK  Space shuttle Discovery docked at the International Space Station early Wednesday, after a rare antenna breakdown that knocked out radar tracking. Today, a pair of astronauts completed a spacewalk to disconnect an old, empty ammonia tank outside the station, … Continue reading

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Women in space: Two astronauts have ties to Pasadena area

>>INSIDER  There are a record-setting four women currently in space — two of them with ties to the Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley area — and we wanted to know more about these trailblazing astronauts. As the Associated Press reported, … Continue reading

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A sky-high bonus for BCS fans — and anyone who cares to look up

>>INSIDER A fun tip from the Twitter feed run by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory: The International Space Station will make a visible pass from 5:23 p.m. to 5:28 p.m. tonight, heading from southwest to northeast. It’s just a stellar “added … Continue reading

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